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Broken criminal justice system needs fixing

Jun 06, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Broken criminal justice system needs fixing

Dear Editor, “Broken Criminal Justice System Denying Prisoners Their Rights.” This was the front page headline of the 28th May, 2010 and the article carried the comments of Her Honour Madame...

Given the coalition trend in other countries can it be replicated here?

Jun 06, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Given the coalition trend in other countries can it be replicated here?

Dear Editor, Modern societies are built on science, not idle talk and inactions. In this regards social scientists strive to understand people and society by studying phenomena (i.e. observable...

Another good man lost to the expedience of political hegemony

Jun 06, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on Another good man lost to the expedience of political hegemony

Dear Editor, When the two young police recruits, Paul Slowe and Winston Felix, at their swearing in ceremony pledged to “discharge the duties of their office without favour or affection, malice or...

The obsession for power and control over the weaker sex transforms men into beasts

Jun 06, 2010 knews Letters Comments Off on The obsession for power and control over the weaker sex transforms men into beasts

Dear Editor, The drama of death, horrific and brutal continues to unfold as though the script was written in the woman’s blood, inked by man, with a lethal pen. The question had been asked, “Will...

New models of governance

Jun 06, 2010 knews Editorial Comments Off on New models of governance

Poor countries are poor not because they lack resources; surely we in Guyana should know that. They are poor because their laws and institutions of governance are incapable of addressing the specific...

An Outline of the Imaginative Literature of Guyanese of Indian Ancestry, Part One

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Guyanese Literature Comments Off on An Outline of the Imaginative Literature of Guyanese of Indian Ancestry, Part One

– By Petamber Persaud (Extract of a lecture delivered on Friday May 28, 2010, in the Conference Room of the National Library by yours truly under the auspices of GOPIO [Guyana chapter] to...

Caribbean Credibility at stake in IWC Vote

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ronald Sanders Comments Off on Caribbean Credibility at stake in IWC Vote

By Sir Ronald Sanders When people around the world think of whale-hunting nations, the Caribbean is the last place that crosses their minds. Yet, the governments of Suriname and the six independent...

‘FIGURES TRAPPED AT THE FOREST’S EDGE’

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Arts Forum Comments Off on ‘FIGURES TRAPPED AT THE FOREST’S EDGE’

Kenwyn Crichlow’s analysis of Alfred Codallo’s watercolour painting, FOLKLORE (1958). Kenwyn Crichlow is a distinguished Trinidadian-born artist and art educator. He is Coordinator of the Visual...

Stella Says…Score One for the Ladies!

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists Comments Off on Stella Says…Score One for the Ladies!

I do not know if you have been keeping score, but I sure have. Team Ladies has been the underdogs in the game of life for…oh, a millennia or two (or three or four). So when I see a government call...

THE SYNERGY STRATEGY – 2011 ELECTIONEERING GIMMICKRY

Jun 06, 2010 knews AFC Column, Features / Columnists Comments Off on THE SYNERGY STRATEGY – 2011 ELECTIONEERING GIMMICKRY

When implemented, the Amaila hydro project would be the single most important piece of infrastructure on which Guyana would have embarked. The obscure company, Synergy Holdings Incorporated, was...

Is the political directorate targeting Kaieteur News?

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, My Column Comments Off on Is the political directorate targeting Kaieteur News?

Sex is perhaps the most talked about thing in Guyana, perhaps all over the world, unless one is in a monastery or a nunnery. People always liken just about everything to sex. Advertisements have sexy...

The case of the hundred-dollar hit-man

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Murder and Mystery Comments Off on The case of the hundred-dollar hit-man

– When long-hearted Saleem masterminded the murder of his own brother, he forgot one simple rule… Looking back at the case, one could say that he might have gotten away scot-free with...

The champions of filth spread their filth

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Freddie Kissoon Comments Off on The champions of filth spread their filth

The election fear is on, and it will get worse given the release of a Caribbean poll that if there is a coalition, it will attract more votes than the PPP in the next general election. The...

The Baccoo speaks

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, The Baccoo Speaks Comments Off on The Baccoo speaks

The word is going to be released shortly. Foreign drug powers are operating in Guyana and they are bolder than anyone can imagine. Already one kidnapping has occurred over a drug deal gone sour. This...

A dialogue on Villages

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Ravi Dev Comments Off on A dialogue on Villages

(Some years ago, the late Mr Clarence Ellis and I had a dialogue on the importance of villages in our developmental thrust. In the absence of agreement on Local Government Reform I submit excerpts...

SAME SCRIPT, DIFFERENT CAST

Jun 06, 2010 knews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on SAME SCRIPT, DIFFERENT CAST

We like to take our cue from outside. It is a colonial legacy and something familiar to small societies where size strangles originality. The latest source of local excitement is the proliferation of...

DEADLY ENCOUNTERS… Six boxers, three championship fights, one night of top class action

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on DEADLY ENCOUNTERS… Six boxers, three championship fights, one night of top class action

Don’t you dare miss it!!! By Michael Benjamin ‘Tonight, then is the night, stretched on the massage table he/she breathes liniment and sweat and tries to close his/her ears to the roaring...

Coordinator expects a humdinger of a final

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Coordinator expects a humdinger of a final

Mayor’s Cup Coordinator, former national footballer and coach, Lennox Arthur, expects a humdinger of a final when the Guyana Defence Force collide with a resurgent Santos in the final of the...

INDEPENDENCE TT TOURNEY OPENS AT CASH

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on INDEPENDENCE TT TOURNEY OPENS AT CASH

– NSC commits to continued sponsorship The Guyana Table Tennis Association’s (GTTA) Independence Table Tennis (TT) tournament opened at the Cliff Anderson Sports Hall (CASH) yesterday...

Giftland OfficeMax donates volleyballs to GVF

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Giftland OfficeMax donates volleyballs to GVF

The Guyana Volleyball Federation was the recipient of six balls compliments of Giftland OfficeMax which is expected to be used for a training camp for young aspiring players shortly, at the Joe...

Guyana won American Life Trophy International Soccer tourney (1977)

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Guyana won American Life Trophy International Soccer tourney (1977)

Dear Editor, Guyana playing under the guidance of Thomas United’s Earl O’Neil won the American Life sponsored trophy by defeating Barbados one nil in a three Test international soccer series in...

Speed like two Cheetahs

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Speed like two Cheetahs

Dear Editor, There is nothing more that would give anyone a good laugh, but to see any two athletes battling it out with maximum speed at the end of any race and not wanting to hold the position of...

Mr. Ahmad should resign immediately

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on Mr. Ahmad should resign immediately

Dear Editor, In a news item on the present imbroglio surrounding the Guyana Cricket Board, it was reported that the Treasurer did not attend the meeting called by the Honourable Minister of Sport....

FIFA GOAL Project underway

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on FIFA GOAL Project underway

The long awaited commencement of the first phase of the US $400,000 FIFA GOAL Project has finally gotten underway at Orangestein, East Bank Essequibo. Kaieteur Sport got the opportunity to have a...

GT&T keeps National Swimmers above water

Jun 05, 2010 knews Sports Comments Off on GT&T keeps National Swimmers above water

5-member team to depart on July for CAC games The Guyana Telephone and Telegraph (GT&T) yesterday played their part in keeping the National swimming team above water as they prepare to...

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Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ kicks off Georgetown Leg...

Apr 14, 2026

Kaieteur Sports – Street football excitement is set to return to the capital city as the Guinness ‘Greatest of the Streets’ Championship resumes with its highly anticipated Georgetown leg,...

Mental illness does not always look like “madness”

Apr 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – For many people, the idea of mental illness is tied to a very specific image: someone wandering the streets, talking to themselves, behaving in ways that are clearly “not normal.” Because of this, it can be difficult to accept that a person who looks calm, speaks clearly,...

The Cost of Netanyahu’s Wars

Apr 12, 2026

By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – When the two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran was announced on 7th April, 2026, the immediate reaction across much of the world was relief. By 8th April, that relief was reflected in a sharp fall in oil prices after weeks in which conflict...

PPP’s special talent for partners – local and foreign

Apr 14, 2026

(Kaieteur News) – Whatever gifts Guyana has, the PPP cohort holding the reins of government has better ones. It is astonishing the people that are engaged to deliver big projects for this country. One poor performing group, or a shorthanded one, I could understand. But rich, steady streams...

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